The Pance River flows along the southern side of Cali, Colombia and is a popular place for locals for recreation and leisure activities. It is one of the only rivers in the city that is not polluted, and in which people can still swim.
5-736: The Pance River is one of the major rivers in Cali. Its source is in the Farallones de Cali, in the Pico Pance, the highest mountain in the Western Cordillera, at over 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). The river is more than 25 kilometres (16 mi) long and flows in a west–east direction into the river Jamundí-turn, a tributary of the Cauca River , draining a catchment area of 89.75 square kilometres (34.65 sq mi). Pance has
10-468: A flow rate of 2.59 cubic metres per second (91 cu ft/s) passing through the station Comfamiliar Pance. In the initial part the waters are fast, cool and clear, showing low levels of contamination. The river is a popular destination for the inhabitants of Cali. In the area known as the Maelstrom there are several restaurants and recreational parks . Along with the rivers Claro and Jamundí ,
15-465: Is navigable for 640 km (400 mi) above its junction with the Magdalena. On November 18, 2007, Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reported that the river was receiving an average of 500 tons of residual waste a day. Pollution from the city of Popayán , seven gold mines that also add industrial pollutants such as mercury, some 8 sand mills, plus a couple of mines of coal and bauxite . Cali ,
20-803: The city of Popayán , it joins the Magdalena River near Magangué in Bolívar Department , and the combined river eventually flows out into the Caribbean Sea . It has a length of 965 km (600 mi) to its junction with the Magdalena, for a total length of 1,350 km (840 mi). The river is under the supervision of the Cauca Regional Corporation and the Cauca Valley Regional Autonomous Corporation , and
25-695: The number of species of orchids in and around the forests of the Pance river watershed is considerably higher than other sites at a given altitude range. This article related to a river in Colombia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cauca River The Cauca River ( Spanish : Río Cauca ) is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras . From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near
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